Utilizing Long Line Element Patents (Class 333/134)
  • Patent number: 9793590
    Abstract: The first member and the second member include, when a line that connects a first port and a second port is denoted by a reference line, a first groove that has a central point on the reference line and extends in a direction that intersects with the reference line; a second groove that connects one end of the first groove and the first port; a third groove that connects the other end of the first groove and the first port and has a shape that is line symmetrical to the second groove with respect to the reference line; a fourth groove that connects the other end (FN2) of the first groove and the second port; and a fifth groove that connects one end (FN1) of the first groove and the second port and has a shape that is line symmetrical to the fourth groove with respect to the reference line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Miyamoto, Norihisa Shiroyama, Kiyotake Sasaki, Sumio Ueda
  • Patent number: 9768485
    Abstract: A duplexer includes a plurality of first resonators disposed along the transmission path of the transmitting signal; a plurality of second resonators disposed along the transmission path of the receiving signal; and a combining panel having an overlapped area between one of the plurality of first resonators which is disposed closest to an antenna and one of the plurality of second resonators which is disposed closest to the antenna, wherein each of said first resonators and said second resonators includes: a body comprised of dielectric material, and formed with a through hole penetrating unidirectionally, and a conducting layer formed on the cross-section of at least one side of the cross-sections of the both sides along the lengthwise direction of said body, and the surface of the wall of said through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: INNERTRON, INC.
    Inventors: Hak Rae Cho, Soo Duk Seo, Jong Woo Ha, Moon Bong Ko
  • Patent number: 9726952
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes first and second sub-pixels charged with the same voltage during a first period. The voltage charged in the second sub-pixel is decreased after the first period. Since the voltage level of the first sub-pixel is different from the voltage level of the second sub-pixel after the first period, liquid crystal molecules disposed corresponding to the first sub-pixel are aligned in a direction different from that of liquid crystal molecules disposed corresponding to the second sub-pixel. Thus, a side viewing angle of the liquid crystal display is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Soo Yoon, Joon-Chul Goh, Sang-Uk Lim, Chongchul Chai
  • Patent number: 9722324
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus to manipulate the mutual coupling and the correlation between the antennas (502, 504) on the handset (202) without the need to change the physical distance between them or to change their orientation. The manipulation in the mutual coupling and in the correlation is achieved using a circuit that is connected between the antennas' terminals (506, 508) and the terminals (510, 512) of the RF front end/power amplifier (514). This circuit can be fixed or tunable. The coupling control takes place between two transmitting antennas (502, 504) or two receiving antennas (502, 504).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Shirook M. Ali, James Paul Warden
  • Patent number: 9698751
    Abstract: RF multiplexer circuitry includes a first signal path coupled between a first intermediate node and a common node, a second signal path coupled between a second intermediate node and the common node, first resonator circuitry coupled between the first signal path and ground, and second resonator circuitry coupled between the second signal path and ground. The first resonator circuitry is configured to allow signals within a first frequency pass band to pass between the first intermediate node and the common node, while attenuating signals outside of the first frequency pass band. The first resonator circuitry includes a first LC resonator. The second resonator circuitry is configured to allow signals within a second frequency pass band to pass between the second intermediate node and the common node, while attenuating signals outside of the second frequency pass band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Marcus Granger-Jones, Nadim Khlat, Baker Scott
  • Patent number: 9667298
    Abstract: A multiplexer including a housing including an antenna connector coupled to an antenna and a plurality of input and output connectors configured to receive or output a signal transmitted or received via the antenna according to a predetermined frequency band; a plurality of band pass filter units included in the housing and configured to pass a signal of a predetermined frequency band between the antenna connector and the plurality of input and output connectors; and a coupling unit including a plurality of feeding units to couple the antenna connector and the plurality of band pass filter units with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: INNERTRON, INC.
    Inventors: Soo Duk Seo, Hak Rae Cho, Moon Bong Ko
  • Patent number: 9666924
    Abstract: A radiofrequency filter exhibiting at least one resonant mode comprises: at least one cavity at least partially closed using conductive walls, having a cylindrical outer surface defined by a directing curve described by a generatrix and having a point of symmetry, an axis passing through a point of symmetry and parallel to the generatrix being a longitudinal axis of the cavity. At least one dielectric element is arranged in the cavity and comprises: a first portion having a thickness according to the longitudinal axis and a section according to a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis whose vertices are distributed according to a polygon, at least two vertices being short-circuited between them by the conductive walls of the cavity, via an electrical or radiofrequency contact between the vertices and walls, at least one pyramidal portion comprising an apex and a base coinciding with an extreme section of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Damien Pacaud, Nicolas Jolly
  • Patent number: 9660614
    Abstract: Switched filter banks realized in a stacked arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: NUVOTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: J. Robert Reid
  • Patent number: 9628045
    Abstract: RF communications circuitry, which includes a first tunable RF filter and a second tunable RF filter, is disclosed. The first tunable RF filter is coupled to the second tunable RF filter. The RF communications circuitry operates in one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode. During the first operating mode, the second tunable RF filter receives and filters an upstream RF signal to provide a filtered RF signal. Further, during the first operating mode, the first tunable RF filter augments a frequency response of the second tunable RF filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott, Nadim Khlat, Jayanti Jaganatha Rao
  • Patent number: 9608688
    Abstract: A first RF diplexer, which includes a first hybrid RF coupler, a second hybrid RF coupler, a first RF filter, and a second RF filter, is disclosed. The first hybrid RF coupler has a first main port, a first in-phase port, a first quadrature-phase port, and a first isolation port, which is coupled to a primary RF antenna. The second hybrid RF coupler has a second main port, a second in-phase port, and a second quadrature-phase port. The first RF filter is coupled between the first in-phase port and the second in-phase port. The second RF filter is coupled between the first quadrature-phase port and the second quadrature-phase port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventor: Nadim Khlat
  • Patent number: 9583812
    Abstract: A signal transmission line includes a signal conductor and an array of resonators. The resonators can include split resonators. The array of resonators can partially overlap with the signal conductor of the signal transmission line. In some embodiments, the portion of the signal conductor overlapping with the split ring resonators is wider than the portion of the signal conductor outside the overlapping area. The signal transmission line can be tuned for a range of frequencies. For example, the signal transmission line can be tuned to have an absolute value of a s-parameter less than or equal to 1 dB for a range of frequencies. The signal transmission line can be less than or equal to 200 microns in thickness and may also be flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX, INC.
    Inventor: Qiang Gao
  • Patent number: 9583806
    Abstract: An multi-band pass filter is disclosed. The multi-band pass filter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing comprised with an input terminal and an output terminal separated from each other; a high pass filter installed in one inside of the housing and electrically connected to the input terminal and configured to form a plurality of resonator patterns with the circuit patterns on the printed circuit board; and a dual band reject filter series-connected with the high pass filter and provided between the high pass filter and the output terminal by forming a plurality of cavities inside the housing and furnishing each of the cavities with a resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Innertron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hak Rae Cho, Su Duk Seo
  • Patent number: 9413328
    Abstract: A diplexer includes a first bandpass filter provided between an input terminal and a first output terminal and selectively passing a signal in a first frequency band, and a second bandpass filter provided between the input terminal and a second output terminal and selectively passing a signal in a second frequency band. The first bandpass filter includes a plurality of first resonators. The second bandpass filter includes a second resonator and a series resonant circuit. The series resonant circuit is composed of a capacitor provided between the input terminal and the second resonator, and an inductance component of a line that connects the input terminal and the second resonator via the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Tsukamoto, Masanori Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 9391585
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi port router device capable of carrying a number P, which is greater than or equal to three, of frequency channels, from a number M of input ports to a number N of output ports, at least one of the two numbers M and N being greater than or equal to two, characterized in that it includes at least two filters (12, 14, 16, 18), each filter comprising at least two coupled resonators, at least one resonator (Rs1, Rs2) being common to two different filters, and each input port and each output port being connected directly to at least one resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), Inria Institut National De Recherche En Informatique Et En Automatique, Thales
    Inventors: Stéphane Bila, Lëtitia Estagerie, Damien Pacaud, Jérôme Puech, Fabien Seyfert, Serge Verdeyme, Hussein Ezzeddine, Pierre Mazet
  • Patent number: 9385409
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-mode resonator in which four resonance modes are degenerated, a dielectric member is not necessarily required, and enhanced efficient use of space is obtained. A multi-mode resonator 1 is a multi-mode resonator in which four resonance modes are degenerated, this resonator including an exterior conductor 2 made of a metal material, and formed in the shape of a box, wherein both ends of a cylindrical circumferential wall section 2c are closed off by a first end section 2a and a second end section 2b; a columnar first central conductor disposed inside the exterior conductor 2, one end 3a being shorted to the first end section 2a of the exterior conductor 2 and another end 3b being left open; and a columnar second central conductor disposed inside the exterior conductor 2, one end 4a being shorted to the second end section 2b of the exterior conductor 2 and another end 4b being left open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventor: Toshio Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 9386689
    Abstract: A structure (10) includes at least three conductors (111, 131, 151) that are opposed to each other, a penetration via (101) that penetrates the conductors (111, 131, 151), openings (112, 152) that are formed so as to surround the penetration via (101), and conductor elements (121, 141) that are located in layers other than the layers in which the conductors (111, 131, 151) are located and that are connected to the penetration via (101). The conductor element (121) larger than the opening (112) is opposed to the opening (112) and the conductor element (141) larger than the opening (152) is opposed to the opening (152).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyao, Naoki Kobayashi, Noriaki Ando
  • Patent number: 9325048
    Abstract: A multiplexer with a common port feeding structure is disclosed. The multiplexer with a common port feeding structure of the present invention comprises: a housing comprising an antenna connector connected to an antenna for bidirectional transmitting and receiving and a plurality of input/output connectors bidirectionally inputting and outputting a specific frequency band of wireless signals which are input/output through the antenna; a plurality of band-pass filter units mounted inside the housing to transmit wireless signals at between the antenna connector and the input/output connector to pass a specific frequency band; and a coupling unit having a plurality of feeding members to couple the antenna connector and each of the plurality of band-pass filter units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Innertron, Inc.
    Inventors: Soo-Duk Seo, Kwang-Myoung Heo
  • Patent number: 9300046
    Abstract: A multi-layer, multi-turn structure for an inductor having a plurality of conductor layers separated by layers of insulator is described. The inductor further comprises a connector electrically connected between the conductor layers. The structure of the inductor may comprise a cavity therewithin. The structure of the inductor constructed such that electrical resistance is reduced therewithin, thus increasing the efficiency of the inductor. The inductor is particularly useful at operating within the radio frequency range and greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinit Singh, Jacob Babcock, Christine A. Frysz
  • Patent number: 9281570
    Abstract: An antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna, and a projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM). The antenna is fabricated on the substrate and is positioned in a region of the substrate that has a high permittivity. The PAMM produces an artificial magnetic conductor at a distance above a surface of the substrate to facilitate a radiation pattern for the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos, Alfred Grau Besoli, Chryssoula Kyriazidou
  • Patent number: 9231289
    Abstract: A compact resonator is provided which includes a coupling that is connected to the resonator in between a resonator body and pedestal. The coupling may be keyed or otherwise fixed to prevent it from moving. Both deep drawn and solid resonator designs are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yin-Shing Chong, Stanley Michnowicz, Yunchi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9190700
    Abstract: An improved microwave cavity filter used in cellular communication systems such as base stations is disclosed. The cavity filter has a conductive housing forming a cavity therein and a hollow conductive resonator configured in the cavity with a folded hat shaped upper portion. A tuning screw extends from the top cover of the housing into the top folded hat portion of the hollow resonator to fine tune the resonator. The resonator also may preferably include two different diameter sections providing a first high impedance section with smaller diameter and a second lower impedance section with a larger diameter configured at an upper end of the resonator. This configuration provides a significantly smaller cavity height for a given power handling capability. The resonator is preferably of constant thickness allowing low cost stamping or other forming techniques to be used in forming the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Purna C. Subedi
  • Patent number: 9160302
    Abstract: A method and system for an acoustic wave band reject filter are disclosed. According to one aspect, an acoustic wave band reject filter includes a substrate and a plurality of acoustic wave band reject filter circuit blocks. The substrate includes bonding pads formed on the substrate. Each one of the plurality of acoustic wave band reject filter circuit blocks is fixed on a separate die. Each separate die has solder balls on a side of the die facing the substrate. The solder balls are positioned to electrically connect the bonding pads formed on the substrate to electrodes of the dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Chunyun Jian, Somsack Sychaleun
  • Patent number: 9083311
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first apparatus port receiving a first signal having a first frequency; a second apparatus port outputting the first signal having the first frequency; a first passive device connected between the first and second apparatus ports; a second passive device connected between the first and second apparatus ports; a plurality of phase shifters each providing a corresponding phase shift, wherein at least one of the phase shifters provides its phase shift in a first signal path between the first and second apparatus ports through the first passive device, and wherein at least another phase shifter provides its phase shift in a second signal path between the first and second apparatus ports through the second passive device. The phase shifts are selected to cancel an upper or lower intermodulation product between the first signal and a second signal having a second frequency received at the second apparatus port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Kyu Kim, David A. Feld, Paul Bradley
  • Patent number: 9077063
    Abstract: A multi-mode filter for realizing wide-band is disclosed. The multi-mode filter includes a housing; a plurality of cavities formed in the housing; a plurality of resonators located in each of the cavities; at least one connector formed through a side wall of the housing; and at least one coupling element connected to the at least one connector in the cavities, the at least one coupling element coupling the at least one connector with at least one of the resonators respectively, wherein each of the at least one coupling element has “T” shape in view of front section and “L” shape in view of side section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Wan Chun, Jae-Won Jang, Ki-Soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20150130562
    Abstract: A multiplexer with a common port feeding structure is disclosed. The multiplexer with a common port feeding structure of the present invention comprises: a housing comprising an antenna connector connected to an antenna for bidirectional transmitting and receiving and a plurality of input/output connectors bidirectionally inputting and outputting a specific frequency band of wireless signals which are input/output through the antenna; a plurality of band-pass filter units mounted inside the housing to transmit wireless signals at between the antenna connector and the input/output connector to pass a specific frequency band; and a coupling unit having a plurality of feeding members to couple the antenna connector and each of the plurality of band-pass filter units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Innertron, Inc.
    Inventors: Soo-Duk Seo, Kwang-Myoung Heo
  • Publication number: 20150130563
    Abstract: Arrangement of resonators in an aperiodic configurations are described, which can be used for electromagnetic cloaking of objects. The overall assembly of resonators, as structures, do not all repeat periodically and at least some of the resonators are spaced such that their phase centers are separated by more than a wavelength. The arrangements can include resonators of several different sizes and/or geometries arranged so that each size or geometry corresponds to a moderate or high “Q” response that resonates within a specific frequency range, and that arrangement within that specific grouping of akin elements is periodic in the overall structure. The relative spacing and arrangement of groupings can be defined by self similarity and origin symmetry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Nathan Cohen
  • Patent number: 9030272
    Abstract: A duplex filter includes a block of dielectric material with top, bottom, and side surfaces and first and second spaced-apart sets of through-holes. A pair of outside walls and a center wall extend outwardly from the top surface. A pattern of metallized areas is defined on the top surface of the block including first and second electrodes that extend on the pair of outside walls respectively and third and fourth electrode antennae that extend on the center wall. The block may be two separate blocks coupled together to form an interior layer of metallization separating the first and second sets of through-holes and the center wall separates respective transmit and receive portions of the pattern of metallized areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: CTS Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey J. Nummerdor
  • Patent number: 9030271
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes a microstrip manifold, and a filter bank having at least two output filters. The multiplexer channelizes an input radio frequency (RF) band of electromagnetic energy into a set of output channels by way of the filter bank. The microstrip manifold has an input port that receives an input RF signal, and at least two output ports. The microstrip manifold distributes the input RF signal to each output port, each said output port being coupled to a respective one of the at least two output filters. The multiplexer may be an input multiplexer for a spacecraft communications payload system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen C. Holme, Stephen D. Berry, Lawrence Alan Carastro
  • Patent number: 9024705
    Abstract: A cavity filter having two series of resonance chambers bilaterally connected between an antenna port and two opposing signal input/output ports in a resonant space therein, each series of resonance chambers having the last resonance chamber thereof connected to the antenna port and the first resonance chamber thereof connected to the respective signal input/output port and kept in communication with the associating last resonance chamber through one respective channel and the second resonance chamber thereof kept in communication with the last second resonance chamber thereof through one respective channel to provide cross-coupling feedback, getting better stop-band flatness and improving signal quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Universal Microwave Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng, Wei-Hong Hsu, Tsung-Han Chang
  • Patent number: 9007146
    Abstract: A duplexer includes a package substrate having layers stacked, a transmission filter and a reception filter that are provided on an upper surface of a first layer that is one of the layers of the package substrate, the transmission and reception filters being acoustic wave filters, a metal pattern provided on the upper surface of the first layer and formed to surround the transmission and reception filters, a transmission line provided on an upper surface of a second layer that is one of the layers of the package substrate and is positionally lower than the first layer, the transmission line electrically connecting the transmission filter and a transmission terminal together, and a reception line that is provided on the upper surface of the second layer and electrically connects the reception filter and a reception terminal. The thickness of the first layer is greater than that of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 9007147
    Abstract: Provided are a branching filter capable of well branching two electrical signals having a wide frequency band, and a wireless communication module and wireless communication device using same. The branching filter is provided with an input terminal (11), a first output terminal (12a), a second output terminal (12b), a first line conductor (14a) which is electromagnetically coupled to a resonator (13a) of an input stage so as to interconnect the input terminal (11) and the first output terminal (12a), a capacitor (15a) which interconnects the first line conductor (14a) and ground, and a second line conductor (14b) which is electromagnetically coupled to a resonator (13b) of an output stage and is connected to the second output terminal (12b), wherein a low pass filter is configured from the first line conductor (14a) and the capacitor (15a), and a band pass filter is configured from the first line conductor (14a), the second line conductor (14b), and a plurality of resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Makino
  • Publication number: 20150077195
    Abstract: A hybrid diplexer combining planar transmission line(s) and a waveguide is disclosed. In one embodiment, a diplexer includes first, second, and third ports. The diplexer also includes a first signal path and a second signal path. The first signal path may be used to convey lower frequencies, and may be implemented using planar transmission lines. The second signal path may be used to convey higher frequencies, and may be implemented, at least in part, using a waveguide. The first signal path may be coupled between the first port and the second port, while the second signal path may be coupled between the first port and the third port. In one embodiment, the first signal path may implement a low-pass filter, while the second signal path may implement a high-pass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Amarpal S. Khanna, Irfan Ashiq
  • Patent number: 8970322
    Abstract: A five-six-port circuit comprising a waveguide on a main surface of a substrate. The hollow waveguide comprises probes arranged longitudinally inside the hollow waveguide arranged to contact the input port of one of three power detectors, whose output ports are arranged to contact the input port of one power detector. The output ports of the power detectors contact the conductor of an open waveguide which extends in parallel to the hollow waveguide. The probes are equidistantly spaced with a distance of L. The circuit also comprises three LP filters, each of which is connected to the conductor of the open waveguide at a position which corresponds to the position of one of the power detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Mingquan Bao, Per Ligander
  • Patent number: 8963653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure of a diplexer that prevents outputs of both signals from influencing each other by removing mutual interference between both signals when a signal having a high pulse frequency and a signal having a low pulse frequency are combined and radiated by using the same antenna, and more particularly, to a 2-channel diplexer structure with two channels in which a substrate having a predetermined size is configured, five microstrip lines are arranged on the top of the substrate to be parallel to each other with a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Yhl Park
  • Publication number: 20150042413
    Abstract: A filter includes a plurality of resonance cavities, where a resonance tube and a tuning bolt penetrating into space enclosed by the resonance tube are disposed in each resonance cavity; further includes a tuning part disposed between the tuning bolt and the resonance tube, where the tuning part and the resonance tube form a first capacitor, and the tuning part and the tuning bolt form a second capacitor; and further includes an adjusting structure used for rotating the tuning part, so as to change relative areas between the tuning part and the resonance tube and between the tuning part and the tuning bolt, so that the first capacitor and the second capacitor change synchronously. In the present invention, the tuning part is disposed between the tuning bolt and the resonance tube, so that the tuning part forms a double-capacitor structure with the resonance tube and the tuning bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Yanzhao ZHOU
  • Patent number: 8933765
    Abstract: A filter includes: an input terminal to which a fundamental wave signal and a harmonic signal group of the fundamental wave signal are supplied; an output terminal configured to output the fundamental wave signal supplied to the input terminal; a transmission line configured to connect the input terminal and the output terminal; an open-end stub configured to be provided corresponding to an odd harmonic signal among the harmonic signal group, coupled to the transmission line, and has a length corresponding to one quarter of a wavelength of the corresponding odd harmonic signal; a first short-end stub configured to be coupled to the transmission line and has a length corresponding to one quarter of a wavelength of the fundamental wave signal; and a second short-end stub configured to be coupled to the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Akihiko Akasegawa
  • Patent number: 8922296
    Abstract: An amplification device with reduced bulk including at least one plate parallel to a plane XY and at least two amplifier modules mounted on the plate, each amplifier module including an amplifier element, an input connection waveguide, and an output connection waveguide oriented in one and the same direction X corresponding to a direction of longitudinal propagation, the amplifier element having an input and output axis oriented in a direction Y perpendicular to the direction of propagation X, wherein the input connection waveguides of the amplifier modules are distinct, have different lengths and are mounted in parallel to one another, the output connection waveguides of the amplifier modules are distinct, have different lengths and are mounted in parallel to one another, and the sum of the lengths of the input and output guides of one and the same amplifier module is identical for each amplifier module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Fraysse, Michel Maignan
  • Patent number: 8912864
    Abstract: A high-frequency signal combiner includes a first input terminal for the connection of a first high-frequency signal, a second input terminal for the connection of a second high-frequency signal, an output terminal for the output of the third high-frequency signal combined from the first and the second high-frequency signal. A first coaxial line extends between the first input terminal and the output terminal. A second coaxial line extends between the second input terminal and the output terminal. Furthermore, an annular core is provided, through the recess of which the first and second coaxial line are guided each in a different direction. The annular core is manufactured from an axially wound strip which includes a first layer made of a magnetizable material and a second layer made of an insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Michael Morgenstern
  • Patent number: 8907742
    Abstract: A multi-cavity RF filter has at least one electrically conductive coupling probe disposed between two resonator cavities. The coupling probe is provided with an ESD protective arrangement such that the coupling probe is electrically connected to a metallic housing of the RF filter only by the ESD protective arrangement. The ESD protective arrangement is configured to provide (i) a low resistance electrical path from the coupling probe to the metallic housing and (ii) a high impedance to RF energy having wavelengths proximate to a center frequency wavelength of the RF filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen D. Berry, Stephen C. Holme, Slawomir J. Fiedziuszko
  • Publication number: 20140347148
    Abstract: This invention provides novel combline resonators with multiple conductors and multiple dielectrics for compact filters and multiplexers with improved electric response. The novel combline resonator consists of multi-conductors being made up for the simplest case of an inner metallic post, an intermediate conductor, and an enclosure. This structure provides two resonant modes that can be used for realizing compact microwave filters and multiplexers. Such filters offer the low cost, compact size and ease of manufacturing features of traditional combline resonator filters, with additional size reduction due to the fact that a single physical cavity provides two electrical resonators. In addition, the new cavity inherently introduces a transmission zero in the guard-bands enhancing the filter selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Jorge A. Ruiz-Cruz, Mohamed M. Fahmi, Raafat R. Mansour
  • Publication number: 20140347145
    Abstract: The high frequency circuit module includes an RFIC configured to transmit and receive a high frequency signal, a power amplifier IC configured to amplify a transmission signal outputted from the RFIC, and a duplexers configured to separate the transmission signal outputted from the power amplifier IC and inputted to an antenna and a reception signal from the antenna and inputted to the RFIC from each other, in which at least one of the RFIC and power amplifier IC is embedded in the circuit substrate, and the duplexers are disposed between the RFIC and the power amplifier IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Tomohiro IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 8884717
    Abstract: The invention discloses a diplexer formed from the combination of a first filter and a second filter, wherein both the first filter and the second filter have at least one through-hole via inductor. The diplexer has an input terminal to receive an input signal. The first filter has a first terminal electrically connected to the input terminal and a second terminal to generate a first output signal; the second filter has a third terminal electrically connected to the input terminal and a fourth terminal to generate a second output signal. The diplexer has a first output terminal electrically connected to the second terminal of the first filter to output the first output signal and a second output terminal electrically connected to the fourth terminal of the second filter to output the second output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Lin Liao, Ian-Chun Cheng
  • Patent number: 8872602
    Abstract: In a filter module having excellent phase balance characteristics, a length of a signal path between a first balanced mount electrode and a first balanced terminal electrode is different from a length of a signal path between a second balanced mount electrode and a second balanced terminal electrode. When viewing a mount board from a side on which a filter component is mounted, an area along which the first balanced mount electrode and a first internal ground electrode oppose each other is different from an area along which the second balanced mount electrode and the first internal ground electrode oppose each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Kato
  • Publication number: 20140232482
    Abstract: A transmission line resonator includes distributed coupled lines including first distributed constant line which one ends are connected to a short-circuit grounding portion and second distributed constant line which is disposed in parallel to the first distributed constant line while being separated therefrom by a predetermined distance and which one ends opposing the short-circuit grounded one ends of the first distributed constant line are connected to the short-circuit grounding portion, and a single transmission line which both ends are connected to the respective other ends of the distributed coupled lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS
    Inventors: Koji Wada, Morikazu Sagawa, Mitsuo Makimoto
  • Patent number: 8791772
    Abstract: A combiner includes N coaxial cables each configured to connect to a respective output of N radio frequency power amplifiers, where N is an integer greater than one. Each of the N coaxial cables is configured to receive an amplified radio frequency signal from a respective one of the N radio frequency power amplifiers. A board includes capacitances and is configured to connect to each of the N coaxial cables and combine the radio frequency signals. The N coaxial cables and the capacitances provide N inductance and capacitance combinations. A connector is configured to connect an output of the board to a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Owen
  • Publication number: 20140204806
    Abstract: A duplexer is provided, which includes a first, a second and a third signal ports; a first filter and a second filter. The first filter has first, second, and third resonant circuits that have first, second and third inductors, respectively. The first, second and third inductors are mutually inductive. The first and third resonant circuits are electrically connected to the first and second signal ports, respectively. The second filter has fourth, fifth and sixth resonant circuits that have fourth, fifth and sixth inductors, respectively. The fourth resonant circuit is connected in series with the first resonant circuit. The fifth inductor and the fourth inductor are mutually inductive. The sixth resonant circuit is electrically connected to the third signal port. The second filter further has a main capacitor connected in series with the fifth and sixth resonant circuits respectively and located therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Han Chuang, Chia-Chu Lai, Bo-Shiang Fang, Ho-Chuan Lin, Yen-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140197904
    Abstract: Multi-layer, multi-material fabrication methods include depositing at least one structural material and at least one sacrificial material during the formation of each of a plurality of layers wherein deposited materials for each layer are planarized to set a boundary level for the respective layer and wherein during formation of at least one layer at least three materials are deposited with a planarization operation occurring before deposition of the last material to set a planarization level above the layer boundary level and wherein a planarization occurs after deposition of the last material level above the layer boundary level and wherein a planarization occurs after deposition of the last material whereby the boundary level for the layer is set. Some formation processes use electrochemical fabrication techniques (e.g. including selective depositions, bulk depositions, etching operations and planarization operations) and post-deposition processes (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Elliott R. Brown, John D. Evans, Christopher A. Bang, Adam L. Cohen, Michael S. Lockard, Dennis R. Smalley, Morton Grosser
  • Patent number: 8773107
    Abstract: A method and apparatus configured to detect electromagnetic field events are disclosed. One apparatus includes an antenna and a circuit electrically connected to the antenna. The circuit includes electronics communicatively connected to the antenna via a direct current isolation circuit and an equalizer compensating for the differentiating frequency response of the antenna. The circuit also includes a logarithmic amplifier electrically connected to the equalizer and configured to generate a range of signals based on signals received at the antenna. The circuit further includes a peak detector receiving signals from the equalizer and configured to capture a peak value of the signals. The electromagnetic field event is detected at least in part based on the peak signal value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Emprimus, LLC
    Inventors: David Blake Jackson, Greg Fuchs, Frederick R. Faxvog, Terrence R. Noe
  • Publication number: 20140184354
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a filter apparatus, a base station system, and a method for frequency channel switching. In application of technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the grounding probe connected to the electrical ground contacts or approaches the resonator to short-circuit or disturb a resonant cavity that includes the resonator, so as to reject output of an input signal of the filter apparatus and finally achieve an effect of closing the filter apparatus; when the filter apparatus is used in combination with multiple other filter apparatuses, and when the filter apparatus is closed, spurious signals of the other filter apparatuses are not propagated to an antenna port through the filter apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jing SHI, Qun FANG
  • Patent number: 8766744
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a duplexer including a multilayer substrate with multiple stacked layers and a back surface with a rectangular shape is disclosed. An antenna terminal, a transmission terminal, a reception terminal, a ground terminal, and a conductor are provided in various positions on the multilayer substrate for improved performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Iwaki, Motoaki Hara, Tokihiro Nishihara